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Polish and Ukrainian people, finally, may not be hostages of history. After all, today we see colossal shifts towards friendship between our peoples, we are united by a common misfortune and our advantage is that we are building a new friendly present.
A Polish scientist and public activist Richard Cupidura. He also added that certain illusions are crumbling that Ukraine's path will be very easy in terms of European integration.
Only Ukraine has the right to decide, – Duda replied to the Europeans, who demanded to cede to Moscow statements by France and Germany regarding the possible accession of Ukraine to the EU – “we have to do our own thing,” says a Polish scholar about the mood of the Poles towards Ukraine.
It will also be necessary to fight for the right to be in the EU, and in this matter Poland will be a very good ally for Ukrainians, says Cupidura. According to him, Poland also has its own interest in Ukraine joining the European family.
If Ukraine joins the EU, we will get a partner with great potential, which we understand perfectly,” explains Richard Cupidura.
“The time has already come for the Polish voice, together with the Ukrainian one, to sound together at the European level and it must be heard. Fortunately, both of our peoples know firsthand what the Russian threat is, which European countries are not always aware of,” he says. .
What Poland is doing for Ukraine
From the first days of the invasion, Poland began to accept refugees from Ukraine. Only in the weeks of the invasion there were one and a half million Ukrainians who were forced to flee from the war. On March 11, Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Sejm of Poland and emphasized that he is grateful for everything that the neighboring country is doing.
However, since then there has been a lot of other support. In particular, now the big problem is that Ukraine cannot export its grain and other agricultural products by sea. Therefore, a significant strengthening of cooperation on exports from Poland has already begun. in the coming months, this will increase the export of grain to at least 2-2.5 million tons per month.
Also, Poland has simplified the conditions for the import of fuel into Ukraine as much as possible. These are two very important contributions to our economic stability. But it is only a small part of how much this state supports us.
